UN report: Eritrea-backed rebel TPDM has tens of thousands fighters

United Nations’ report indicated that Eritrea continued propping up Tigrai People’s Democratic Movement (TPDM) in violation of Security Council resolution 1907 (2009).

The latest report of the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea, released last week, depicts TPDM (a.k.a. “Demhit”) as the strongest among Eritrea-based Ethiopian rebel groups with around 20,000 fighters.

The UN monitors learnt from multiple sources that “weapons in the logistics department of Eritrea Defence Forces (EDF) are being systematically transferred to TPDM. The report added:

“A reliable former senior Eritrean military source told the Group that he was informed by his former colleagues that the following weapons had been transferred from EDF to the TPDM in autumn 2013, most likely during the month of September: sniper rifles, Walther PP semi-automatic pistols, Doshkas, Tokarev T pistols, and binoculars”.

TPDM (a.k.a. “Demhit”) was founded in 2001, immediately after the end of the Ethio-Eritrea border war, when Asmara’s decided to continue the war by proxy. Its members are drawn from the northern region, Tigrai. While Ethiopian officials often claim TPDM is mostly consisted of fugitives and mercenaries, the report describes them as “dissidents from Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)” – the regional wing of the Ethiopian ruling part. Read more

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Among Tigrayans populations the percentage of fighters is assumed to be more than 30 times greater than any other ethnicity in Ethiopia. Tigrayans are dieing till this day fighting wars within Ethiopia and outside Ethiopia, while the rest of Ethipoans are mostly enjoying the peaceful life we brought for them by paying ultimate sacrifices. To make matters worse for Tigrayan mothers who are still weeping over their lost sons and daughters, Tigray got a rebel group ready to kill it’s own people training in Eritrea. When is it going to be enough for us? I ask all Tigrayans to ask ourselves when is it going to be over for us to live in peace just like other ethnicities do in Ethiopia? When are we going to feel safe about our Eritrean neighbors?

So Sisay Agena day and night talk of Shabia will break the Tigray back bone is just a dream
Instead Still Shabia is treating the others as donkey as old days and favor the Tigray fighters.
Ummmm So the choice we have to make is Tigray/EPRDF or Tigray/Shabia?

Pls. Don’t lie. All erhiopian people pay sacrifice. During adwa most of solidiers were from amhara and oromo during italian ocupation most of the gorila fighters were ormos and amharas. During ertrea vs ethiopia border war 70% soldiers who sacrifice with their life were amharas and oromos. Pls. Don’t lie evry ethiopian nations pay sacrifice for ethiopian unity , peace

Wayane hater.
Do you know , your imperor Menrlik was Afraied to fight Italuans in Adwa.
For me you are stupied and ignorant. You have been in power thanks to the foreignrs, Who fifend ethiopia are only tigrisns your leaders was saling it to foreigners read carfully of king Menilik

I wish the report is true as I can’t wait to see woyane destroyed. However, the report is from Daniel Birhane who is a woyane mouthpiece.

Anyways, the only way to remove the dedebit 5th graders is through armed means cause all woyane and their supporters know is guns.

But I seriously doubt shabia allows its dedebit sons destroyed willingly. They did him a favor by abruptly end the last war when shabia was on the run. They also have the unfinished business of bankrupting Ethiopia and and selling off every inch of the fertile land.

People like Lemagne bayene and his brother who are making there leaving from begged money telling us All the people of Tigray are supporter of TPLF.
While there party G7 only exists in USA 5 Star hotels Tigrians are a do it now people.
When they support they support with full heart
and when they oppose they do it in action
talking politics in starbucks and called by diaspora TAGAY is the funnies fight you only hear in ethiopia diaspora

Jano, his brother Tewolde is Tigre from Wolkait as I heard it. Because of inferiority complex he has he change it to TEBORNE. I am not Tigre but I have great respect for them because they are the origin of our civilization. But this guy’s act will show you how low he is. What he has chosen to be is Gondere. I don’t blame him that is typical Azmari behavior. His brother Lemagn, the worshiper of Mengistu at one time, by his own words he dad and mom had blood line of Tigre. But it is good for Tigray people not to be associated with these kind of blatant liers. I admire the great nature of Tigraen warriors. Because of them we are free from that Butcher Mengistu. They make them scattered all over the world. Let them bark and beg money to buy the Kurt to fulfill their own belly.

Zeregawna ena lebaw woyane gebeate motu eyetekarebe new…kkkkkk….that is why woyane is licking its god-father Shabiya’s boot for negotiation…..the late tyrant, Meles KeZenawi, knocked the door of Shabiya more than 50 times, as himself said, and his shadow HMD, keeps the Knock….knock…..kkkkkkk
The alliance of the oppositions is vital and it will knock off this minority fascist tyranny for the good to the soonest…..

Tesfa yelelew, are you going to make TPDM Trojan horse to get where you want to get? That’s why you are trying to make them bravado on the earth. You know that they are the guards and abusers of Eritreans in their country that’s why Essaiy ass taking care of them good. Do you think he need your 12 people to topple the government in Ethiopia. By the way, as we realized in this news G7 is three years old and still functions in Eritrea without any free land in Ethiopia. What’s going on? At least, if you try one time and show for your supporters one thing. Your leader Andargachew, he took the luggage from the meeting your 300 dollar rented hall at SHERATON in Arlington and he ended up in Kilinto instead of ENTOTO. THAT WAS HIS LAST DESTINATION. TESFA Bekele NEGN Ke Virginia eyalk kemitfokir ena Le Ethiopia hizb BeESAT kemitilefif lemin kenersing home weteh athedim. Kita Ras Shimagle. Ahun degmo Tornet lemejemer asbenal litilu asbachual meselegn. Tesfa yeleleh Shimagle. What happened I didn’t hear you lately on ESAT with your routine callers with different ideas but with the same goal, power. The others are not mentioning their name, I will give you credit for mentioning your name. But trust me if you go to Ethiopia they will not put you with Andargachew but they will put you with Andualem Arage.

Dimhit isn’t there to attack Tigrai , but to protect Issayas! You can see eritrean soldiers are abandoning their positions & escape to Sudan , Ethiopia….,! For the Ethiopian gallant forces, one or two days are more than enough to annihilate an enemy! You are simply foolish human being to believe dimhit is there to attack woyane! You lived without accomplishinh anything in your life & you are still living in your false dreams! I know you are from the rotten generation of Ethiopia, nobody can help you to get to your normal sense though ! It’s been 40 years since the rotten generation started hating woyane , because they are from Tigrai! Every time you rotten generation tried to fight Woyane , we have seen you running with your legs touching your ears! I know you have a big mouth that can talk dirty, but nothing else! Ethiopia is for Ethiopian now!

All the above comments in reply to my earlier comment proves how woyane supporter and operatives are desperate and nervous. They scribble spelling riddled mumbo jumbo just to satisfy their wicked ego. No substance but insult and garbage. That is what your true face looks…..and that is why I call you MORONS!……arif wedel aheyoch!!…..hahahaha

Tesfa yelelew Shimada your run out of a munitions trying to give up. You scared us by saying “I will boycott this website with my friends” what you doing now? You surundered like your leader Mengistu haolemariam, the best place for you is ESAT as usual. “TESFA BEKELE NEGN KEVIRGINIA” EYALK LEFLIF KEBITEWOCHIH GAR. KITA RAS SHIMAGLE. You would have flee from there too if they allow our coments to appear without censorship like DAWIT allowing yours and your likes comments on Awramba times.

Those so called Ethiopian opposition groups based in Eritrea are waste of money,time& hopes.They are simply working as show cases for Shabia.They have no the guts to fight against EPRDF…they are simply under Shabia infulnce with out clue,but milking the Ethiopia dispora by providing false hope is soon we will topple Weyane and you will be share holders…just give us $$$$$$$$….Lets hope another 23years”Hope Enterprise”…!!!!

Banda Tesflhulem ,here is your ugly god father Banda Essayas picture .take this picture and hang it with your band grand father Minlke.
But we Ethiopian have to take this Banda Essayass seriously and take -care this Banda .
God bless Ethiopian and all her people!

TPDM, IS the organization which helps Esayas regime not more than that. He want to intimidate Ethiopia, by putting them in this strategy. Did you hear ESAT 10, 22, 14 program. Mesay Makinen has interviewed Mulugeta Lule/ a person who played for the Disapearance of BEALU Girma/, on that interview he was talking about the sour diplomatic relationship of Ethiopia. This is not coincidence it is well planned. You will see next Tamagn or Birhanu Nega will say “we have agreed with south Sudan government to have military base so we need money from Diaspora”. TPDM was established by The con Artist Abraham Yayeh who is living in Eritrea. So this guy is in the surveillance of Ethiopia.

If you remember 4 years ago Tamagn by impersonating Mengistu Hailemariam, on ESAT that because he helped them and that will be another front to fight Woyane. This poor psychology has failed so now this is another BS. by ESAT. But the Erhiopian government should consider this seriously and watch it.

It was in 1964, when issayas became part of the EPLF (Tigrigna) to counter the ELF (Tigre sunny Muslims-the largest Ethnic group in Eritrea) created in Egypt by the Arabs against Ethiopia. He was a 25 years old student in Addis Ababa. That means he is now at least 75 years old.

The question is for how long is he going to last before this life time terrorist and enemy of the region disappears for ever?

TPDM being against Ethiopia is the tactic issayas and his Tigrigna terrorist gangs are using to mislead and cheat the Eritreans while it is there to protect and defend the Issayas shabia against the rest of Eritrea.
Is there has been any significant incident in Tigry that is bordering Eritrea ever since TPDM is created in 1991 and caused by it? No.
Here and there have been some incidents in the wokaite-Tegede Province which is historically and naturally was always part of Begemider-Gonder. But not in Tirgy.

These tells TPDM is an Eritrean Tigrigna group Issayas is using for his own sake in Eritrea while pretending it is against Ethiopia to cover up its true identity.

The four points below do say all about how things are with Issayas, Tigrigna and TPDM in Eritrea.

1. TPDM had participated in an armed crackdown on internal dissent inside Eritrea at the end of 2013″.
2.TPDM had “a dual function as an Ethiopian armed opposition group and a protector of the [President Isaias] Afwerki regime”.
3.TPDM fighters “are seen to be personally loyal to [the President], unlike the defence forces whose loyalties have been questioned by the President in recent years.”
4.“Eritrea’s support to TPDM appears to be more sustained and organized than its support for other Ethiopian armed groups”.

We will capture them alive without firing a single bullet as usual or we will soon cut off their throat and watch them die deservedly at the front-lines. No more chance for fifth column.
Death to anti-development and anti-peace elements of Ethiopia!

@Tesfabislehulum ደነዙ ባንዳ የቀለም አብዮተኛ
Stop issuing any ridiculous threats on the Internet and buy a ticket and take part in the war that you so apparently believe in. We will soon launch the war in three fronts: militarily lead local militia not by the hero who you call “womanizer”, economically and diplomatically and see if you will survive it. To me I know you will never survive it. You will cry many sorts of cries I can assure you this. You will fill your butanta with huge diarrhea as your living dead master Berhanu Nega did when he was caught by security forces in 2005; please cover your filthy big mouth with poison mask you are always gassing out Gimoch 7’s (Ginbot 7’s) fart.
You bloody racist, wounded donkey that deserves death only; stupid zero grade of fifth column:
Death to Ginbot 7 and its mouthpiece!

@Tesfabislehulum ደነዙ ባንዳ የቀለም አብዮተኛ
You can’t void your childish activities in this forum. Stop issuing any ridiculous threats on the internet and buy a ticket and take part in the war that you so apparently believe in. We will soon launch the war in three fronts: militarily lead by the local militia not by the hero who you call “womanizer” arrogantly who defeated your former uncle Mengustu’s regime to decay , economically and diplomatically successfully completed and see if you will survive it. To me I know you will never survive it. You will cry many sorts of cries I can assure you this. You will fill your butanta with huge diarrhea as your living dead master uncle Berhanu Nega did when he was caught by security forces in 2005; please cover your filthy big mouth with poison mask you are always gassing out Gimoch 7’s (Ginbot 7’s) fart. We will take the necessary measures what the situation demands to cover your filthy big mouth.
You bloody racist, wounded donkey that deserves death only; stupid zero grade of fifth column:
Death to Ginbot 7 and its mouthpiece!

ELF=Eritrea Liberation front. Meaning Eritrean independency which was 100% the Arabs agenda.
EPLF=Eritrean people Liberation front. Meaning against the Eritrean independency but for the people liberation i.e. all 9 Eritrean Ethnic groups.
ELF was created by Arabs in Egypt. EPLF was created to counter ELF and CIA and Ethiopian securities were behind.
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What happened was that according to the plan EPLF destroyed and eliminated ELF. But because of the cold war and Ethiopia became in the eastern block, CIA and other westerns used EPLF to do the jobs ELF did stand for in order to hurt Ethiopia and make the Arabs happy and their side.
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The result is EPLF created Eritrea with joint Arabs and western fully support in order to hurt Ethiopia while its own EPLF agenda which is liberating the Eritrean people turned to be the worse night mare against the Eritreans.
Eritrea is nr.1 in the world with the number of immigrants and refugees in the world for many years followed by Afghanistan with the population proportion. More than 4000 Tigrigna Eritreans subjected to the horrible death for Organ harvest in Egypt Sinai. Thousands drowned in the Mediterranean Sea and it continues.
Eritrean immigrants are all over the world filling the refugee camps in Europe despite it is a very small country with 4+ million populations.

One thing is for sure, Eritrea as a nation will never have any future with 9 different Ethnic groups that are enemies and too different one another. What the Tigrigna under issayas have done against the rest of Eritreans is enormous and decades old and will always inflame the hostilities against them.
They are the ones biting their own mother breast which is Ethiopia. They are with hundreds thousands in Ethiopia. yet, their messiah Eritrean terrorist is living and making a living by being all along against Ethiopia.

Nothing new, it is well known that I assays afewrki is always backing any Ethiopian enemies like alshabab and the Ethiopian opposition who are serving as his agent to destabilize Ethiopia. The thing is, if UN have the gut , has to take any action than reporting. Cose, most of Ethiopian opposition serving as Isayas agent are based in Washington DC.

As for us, they bring nothing rather than showing their degraded personality for the world. No mission will be accomplished as before.

The over all undertaking progress will eat them’, as we can see from their emotional activities as a result of their top frustration.

So, we Ethiopians keep developing our country with no hindrance as always while Issays keep baking his agent so called Ethiopian freedom fighters from Dc and Eritrea for nothing. This all about .

God bless Ethiopia and her people including those low life with degraded personality who got mentally sick due to the over all progress our country showing.

Birhane, the Eritrean what you doing here? Do you mean you can survive 100 years. If you can’t you will not see, they are planning the next five years transformation plan. I don’t like Eritreans when they involve in Ethiopia’s politics.

UN REPORT? Ginbot Sebat…
78. Ginbot Sebat is a banned opposition group formed in 2005 by Amhara political
elites committed to regime change in Ethiopia through armed struggle.92 The
Monitoring Group has previously documented Eritrea’s support to Ginbot Sebat (see
S/2011/433 and S/2012/545). In 2012, the Group received corroborating
testimonials that three Ginbot Sebat fighters had been trained in the western military
border zone under the direction of Colonel Fitsum. At the time, the Monitoring
Group was unable to reach a conclusion as to the former fighters’ organizational
affiliation or to verify their accounts of military training, but it did conclude that they had direct contact with Colonel Fitsum.
ግንቦት፯..ግንቦት ፳…መስከረም ፪..እና ብአዴን በድሃው አማራ ህዝብ መነገዳቸውን ያቁሙ!!!
(ክቡር ዶ/ር ጌታቸው ረዳ(ከኢትዮጵያ ሰማይ ብሎገር)የተወሰደ ታቀውሞ! “We all know that Ginbot 7 was lead and founded by Gurage, Oromo and Wolayita. Each of these elements in the leadership are anti Amhara. The organization itself openly had many times exposed its hatred and distorted the analysis of the History of Amhara on its editorial page.

The distortion of the UN labeling Ginbot 7 as Amhara elite party is simply out of truth and no substantial fact can support such claim.
Berhanu (Gurage) head of the party Andargachew(ቱሉ፣ ጂንፖል፣ደርባባ፣ ጀምስ ፍራንኪ ሮቢና፣ ወዲ ሐሪና (Oromo)”ከእኔ በላይ ኦሮሞ ለኦነግ ማን በነገረው ነበር ያለው የፅጌ ልጅ ?), Abebe Bogale Oromo), Efrem Madebo (Wolayita)… each of these elements leading the organization as central nucleus of the party or even others who are at the corona surrounding the party are majority anti Amhara who are from other ethnic group as members. Of course there are some deluded ordinary party member elements from Tigray (perhaps one or two- I know one for sure- which I feel sorry for him for being fooled by these mercenaries) and few ill informed Amhara. But those are surrounded by emotions and tricked by the treacherous propaganda of the architectures of organizations.”Out of this fact, the UN can’t support its claim that Ginbot7 is founded by Amhara elites.I heard Mola Asgedom the leader of TPDM accusing TPLF for staining the Ethiopiabn flag without consulting the Ethiopian people by putting a blue strips in the middle during his interview with the Tigringa VOA program. I ask Mola Asgedom who allowed you and your TPDM to stain our flag with the image of Axum obelisk? Why is that Tigrayan ethnic organizations do always like to in-gage with the business of messing up the national flag? I don’t get it!”

the day the Ethiopian army decides it had enough of Isu, that day will be the end of Eritrea as we know it right now. could it be that the so called TPDM is a creation of EPRDF designed to destroy Isayas from within when the time is right? Ethiopian security forces seem to be one step ahead of whatever terrorist acts Isayas designs. TPDM must be an Ethiopian mole.

It’s known by everybody that Al-Shaebya supporting Al Shabab, Gim6+1, OLF ONLF,and TPDM.
But But do you believe this figure of TPDM is right that much? I’m strongly believe this much pure Tigrians will never stand with Shaebia who is blocked the border to halt the aid in the starvation of tens of thousands in 1984 famine. who is bombing children in elementary school. also killed the former TPDM leader 5 yrs ago. this is just for propaganda. unless these Tigrai grown Eritreans can use them the same as SAWA national service…

After Issayas get his punishment during the border war, the only choice he has is to hold eritrea on its neck! Dimhit is there to protect Issayas, period! If you don’t know this then live with your own illusion!

Ethiopia has to make sure that Eretria is destabilizing Ethiopia by supporting terror groups under the name of Ethiopian opposition. Sooner or later Ethiopia is going to face Eritrea military and when that happens Ethiopia should not explain itself for the action Ethiopia is taking against Eritrea. Thee diplomatic work needs to be done now. Ethiopia needs to convince the west that it is better for the neighboring countries in east Africa the Eritrean government is removed from power because this government is creating a refuge wave to European nations because the Eritrean people do not want to live with this government in Eritrea. removing the Eritrean government is good for Eritrea’s neighbor as well as for Eritrean people.